Bogus Android anti-virus app dupes thousands, including Google itself, and makes it to #1 in the cha

If you need further evidence that Google has a slip-shod approach to policing the official Android app store, then take a look at this.
As Android Policereports, a new Android app called “Virus Shield” and costing $3.99 has become a big hit, managing to reach the highly-prized position of #1 new paid app in the Google Play store, after little more than a week.

Google is offering full refunds to buyers of the Virus Shield app which briefly topped the Android charts last week – but turned out to offer no protection whatsoever.
According to Tech Week Europe, Google emailed buyers saying, “We’re reaching out to you because you recently purchased the Virus Shield app on Google Play. This app made the false claim that it provided one-click virus protection; in reality, it did not. [...]